Worship of Amla tree and Lord Vishnu — very auspicious Ekadashi
Observed with: Fasting · Amla tree puja · Vishnu worship · Charity
- శుక్ల పంచమి
- 06:26 – 13:54
- శుక్ల షష్ఠి
- 13:55 – 06:25 ↗
The lunar day — the moon gaining 12° on the sun. The tithi running at sunrise is the one the day is named for.
- భరణి
- 06:26 – 11:02
- కృత్తిక
- 11:03 – 06:25 ↗
The lunar mansion the moon occupies — one of 27, each quartered into padams.
- వైధృతి
- 06:26 – 19:29
- విష్కంభ
- 19:30 – 06:25 ↗
The sum of solar and lunar longitudes, in 27 divisions. Vyatipata and Vaidhriti carry their own prohibitions.
- బాలవ
- 06:26 – 13:54
- కౌలవ
- 13:55 – 01:16 ↗
- తైతిల
- 01:17 – 06:25 ↗
Half a tithi. Eleven karanas rotate through the month; Vishti (Bhadra) is the one commonly avoided.
The weekday, reckoned sunrise to sunrise rather than midnight to midnight.
- మేషం
- 06:26 – 16:54
- వృషభం
- 16:55 – 06:25 ↗
The raasi the moon stands in — what chandrabalam and tarabalam are read against.